The Como Conservatory, entrance, is surrounded by pools that are full of various water-lilies. One of the genus of water-lilies that they have is Victoria amazonica; These amazing plants have three foot pads and large beautiful flowers. It is one thing that I never thought I would see in Saint Paul, MN. via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1ZEqFAf

There were a few small batch of blooming flowers along the lake shoreline, and while I had an extension tube attached to my 55-250mm I decided to take a few shots. The bokeh blur in the background is the light reflecting off the lake surface. The other blurred items in the foreground are part of the stems of the other flowers in that area. via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1MELwdA